In the context of theories of social contact and social support, which theory states that older adults choose to spend time with people and in activities that meet immediate emotional needs?

What will be an ideal response?


Socioemotional selectivity theory

Psychology

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Some theorists believe that the rewarding effects of most abused drugs depend on

a. decreased activity in specific dopamine pathways. b. decreased activity in specific glutamate pathways. c. increased activity in specific glutamate pathways. d. increased activity in specific dopamine pathways.

Psychology

The traditionally accepted decrease in IQ scores with age may be less than believed, because ______.

A. IQ tests are not related to meaningful information for the elderly B. IQ scores of the elderly are compared with younger contemporaries, which is not the appropriate comparison C. IQ tests are timed and processing speed decreases with age, complicating interpretations D. all of these

Psychology

If you get praised by your parents for making A's in your college courses, the grades are

a. an example of stimulus control. b. an example of time out. c. an example of positive reinforcement. d. situationally controlled.

Psychology

The ________ is the conduit of blood vessels through which oxygen, nutrients, and waste material are transported between the ________ and the embryo

a. placenta; umbilical cord c. umbilical cord; fetus b. placenta; fetus d. umbilical cord; placenta

Psychology